Daniel Wallace

Like a beached marine animal, "Big Fish" has flopped on Broadway. The musical, which is based on the 2003 Tim Burton movie of the same name, is set to close at the Neil Simon Theatre in New York on Dec. 29 after 98 regular performances, producers announced on Sunday. "Big Fish" opened with high hopes on Oct. 6, carrying a reported price tag of $14 million. The production stars Broadway veteran Norbert Leo Butz (in the role originated in the movie by Ewan McGregor), and was directed and choreographed by multiple Tony Award-winner Susan Stroman.

Like a beached marine animal, "Big Fish" has flopped on Broadway. The musical, which is based on the 2003 Tim Burton movie of the same name, is set to close at the Neil Simon Theatre in New York on Dec. 29 after 98 regular performances, producers announced on Sunday. "Big Fish" opened with high hopes on Oct. 6, carrying a reported price tag of $14 million. The production stars Broadway veteran Norbert Leo Butz (in the role originated in the movie by Ewan McGregor), and was directed and choreographed by multiple Tony Award-winner Susan Stroman.

A Normal Heights man convicted of killing a woman at a Loma Portal disco was sentenced Friday to 15 years to life in state prison. Daniel Wallace, 24, was given the term for the Oct. 27 shooting death of Tanya Shaw, 20, who was inside Rasputin's Disco and Nightclub when she was shot in the head. Wallace was also convicted of three counts of assault with a deadly weapon for wounding three other patrons. Superior Court Judge J.

DANIEL WALLACE does not make it easy for any reviewer who wants to avoid ruining the experience of reading his new novel, "Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Magician." Not until the very end of the book do the characters and plots snap into sharp focus. And, even then, some of the most tantalizing mysteries remain unrevealed. Wallace is the author of "Big Fish," which provided the raw material for a 2003 movie by Tim Burton, as well as "The Watermelon King" and "Ray in Reverse."

DANIEL WALLACE does not make it easy for any reviewer who wants to avoid ruining the experience of reading his new novel, "Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Magician." Not until the very end of the book do the characters and plots snap into sharp focus. And, even then, some of the most tantalizing mysteries remain unrevealed. Wallace is the author of "Big Fish," which provided the raw material for a 2003 movie by Tim Burton, as well as "The Watermelon King" and "Ray in Reverse."

OVERVIEW: Osteoarthritis, the disease involving breakdown of the cartilage, is a major public health issue, establish the authors, both rheumatologists (Lane at UC San Francisco, Wallace at UCLA and Cedars-Sinai). It's the second most common cause of disability in this country, affecting 23 million Americans; by 2020, 30 million Americans will have it. HOW IT WORKS: Lane and Wallace lead readers through the definitions and anatomy of arthritis and dispel myths about its causes.

Investigators were looking Tuesday for at least four men who burst into a south Oxnard home, where they tied up a young couple at gunpoint and robbed the house, officials said. Just before midnight Monday, four masked men armed with handguns rushed into the home in the 3000 block of South J Street, an Oxnard police spokesman said. The robbers bound Daniel Wallace, 19, and Tequa Williams, 27, and took an unknown amount of cash and property, the spokesman said.

A jury convicted a Normal Heights man of second-degree murder and three assault charges Tuesday in a shooting rampage last October at a Loma Portal disco. After 1 1/2 days of deliberations, the jury found Daniel Wallace, 24, guilty in the Oct. 27 death of Tanya Shaw, 20, who was shot in the head at Rasputin's Disco and Nightclub.

"Big Fish," the elaborate stage musical based on the 2003 Tim Burton movie, flopped on Broadway last year, running for fewer than four months before closing at the Neil Simon Theatre in New York. But this fish isn't dead in the water just yet. The musical -- featuring the original Broadway sets and costumes -- is coming to Southern California in a run scheduled for Oct. 31 to Nov. 16. Musical Theatre West will produce "Big Fish" at the Carpenter...

The new musical “Big Fish” has itself reeled in a big catch: the Neil Simon Theatre. Based on Daniel Wallace's 1998 novel and the 2003 film directed by Tim Burton, the in-development production has had its eye on Broadway for several years; with a theater now secured, it's set to open Oct. 6 in New York. Directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman, who has five Tony wins under her belt, “Big Fish” will star two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz (“Catch Me If You Can,” “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”)

OVERVIEW: Osteoarthritis, the disease involving breakdown of the cartilage, is a major public health issue, establish the authors, both rheumatologists (Lane at UC San Francisco, Wallace at UCLA and Cedars-Sinai). It's the second most common cause of disability in this country, affecting 23 million Americans; by 2020, 30 million Americans will have it. HOW IT WORKS: Lane and Wallace lead readers through the definitions and anatomy of arthritis and dispel myths about its causes.

A Normal Heights man convicted of killing a woman at a Loma Portal disco was sentenced Friday to 15 years to life in state prison. Daniel Wallace, 24, was given the term for the Oct. 27 shooting death of Tanya Shaw, 20, who was inside Rasputin's Disco and Nightclub when she was shot in the head. Wallace was also convicted of three counts of assault with a deadly weapon for wounding three other patrons. Superior Court Judge J.

Robin Abcarian's piece (on Perez Hilton, "Wired for Conflict," Aug. 9) was fantastic. It was honest and funny and enlightening. I have mailed Mr. Hilton numerous times, just to let him know he is appreciated and I occasionally throw some fun stuff his way, which sometimes, surprisingly, ends up on his site! I am a straight Mormon from Ohio, and when Prop. 8 passed, I sent him a letter of encouragement, letting him know that not all Mormons are small minded. But more importantly, I told him to have hope.

Tricyclics, an older class of antidepressants that includes Elavil, Tofranil and Sinequan, are the most common form of drug therapy for fibromyalgia. They can relax the muscles, and promote the secretion of endorphins, hormones that help fight pain and boost mood. "But only about a third of people who take tricyclics have a significant response," says Dr. Daniel J. Wallace, a rheumatologist in the UCLA School of Medicine.